Rapper Lil Tjay in Surgery Post Shooting

On June 22, 2022, Lil Tjay was shot multiple times during an attempted robbery in Edgewater, New Jersey, and underwent emergency surgery.

The 21-year-old musician was out of surgery and his condition was improving, though he is not completely out of danger yet.

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Tione Jayden Merritt is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

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He was born on April 30, 2001 and known professionally as Lil Tjay.

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Lil Tjay was born in the Bronx borough of New York City, raised by a single mother and had two younger siblings.

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Lil Tjay's hit, "Resume" was one of those songs written during his detention days.

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Lil Tjay was given the nickname “the Bronx Justin Bieber” early in his career.

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